Automaxx Clamps - Kreg Owners' Community2024-03-28T13:23:20Zhttps://kregjig.ning.com/forum/topics/automaxx-clamps-1?commentId=2900167%3AComment%3A1001983&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you for the information…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2020-11-04:2900167:Comment:10183702020-11-04T01:18:14.136ZRaymond Brickmanhttps://kregjig.ning.com/profile/RaymondBrickman
<p>Thank you for the information, which is very useful to me.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information, which is very useful to me.</p> Yes there is most definitely…tag:kregjig.ning.com,2020-07-16:2900167:Comment:10019832020-07-16T21:41:31.904ZJerry S.https://kregjig.ning.com/profile/JerryS41
Yes there is most definitely a trick to using these clamps. Undo the clamping pressure , in other words go into the negative.<br />
They are so tight when they are made you have to "Break them In" adding lubricant will just make a mess. I used automotive brake cleaner to clean mine . There was milling residue that came out of mine.<br />
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Start to adjust the clamping pressure a little at a time until you start to feel it clamp. The more you use them the better the clamp will get.<br />
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Also the clamp pad needs…
Yes there is most definitely a trick to using these clamps. Undo the clamping pressure , in other words go into the negative.<br />
They are so tight when they are made you have to "Break them In" adding lubricant will just make a mess. I used automotive brake cleaner to clean mine . There was milling residue that came out of mine.<br />
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Start to adjust the clamping pressure a little at a time until you start to feel it clamp. The more you use them the better the clamp will get.<br />
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Also the clamp pad needs to be flat on the material being clamped or the automaxx will engage to soon at that point. You may have to clamp and unclamp a couple of times to get the the clamp to adjust its self to where it need to be to clamp.<br />
Once I figured out how to work them thay are a handy clamp to use. I now have 5 track clamps, 4 corner clamps, and 4 face frame clamps.